1 DECEMBER 1997. MASSACHUSETTS: SALPS

"Between late August and mid-October 1997, thousands-millions of Horned Salps (Thalia democratica) stranded on beaches around Cape Cod. The greatest concentrations were seen on the Monomoy Islands off Chatham, Massachusetts. On one day it was not possible to walk the beach on North Monomoy Island without stepping on them! (So far I have not been able to find any references to other large-scale salp strandings...if anyone else knows of such references, I'd love to hear about them!)"--Jackie Sones <odenews@capecod.net>